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20 More Things I Cooked, Baked and Fried While Surviving the Pandemic, Pt. 2

Can’t stop, won’t stop...making food!

Danielle C. Belton

2/18/21 10:00AM

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Channeling the Spirit of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Drew Brees Just Terrorized Us All With Ashy Red Beans and Rice

Let me preface everything that I’m about to say by admitting that I am by no means a chef. Now that we got that out…

Jay Connor

1/29/21 6:30PM

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This Holiday Season, Try These 13 Festive Feasts and Drinks from Black Chefs

As we settle in to spend another holiday at home, it’s hard to imagine what in the world we’re supposed to cook. Are…

Bella Morais

12/23/20 8:00PM

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Colin Kaepernick and Ben & Jerry's Are Here to 'Change the Whirled'

In case you missed the memo, Ben & Jerry’s has been about that action.

Jay Connor

12/10/20 9:30AM

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What the Root Crew Is Cooking (and Not Cooking) for the Craziest Thanksgiving Ever

Last year I spent Thanksgiving with—wait for it—17 people crammed into a two-bedroom, one-bathroom Jersey City…

Bella Morais

11/25/20 6:30PM

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Two-Time James Beard Award-Winning Chef Edouardo Jordan Wants to Help You Host Thanksgiving Dinner

If you thought Halloween was hit hard by the now-interminable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, brace yourselves for…

Maiysha Kai

11/03/20 1:05PM

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Dear Taco Bell, You're Getting Rid of the Mexican Pizza? Really? Not Cool, Bro. Not Cool at All

Dear Taco Bell, you a rude motherfucker, yo.

Panama Jackson

9/04/20 12:40PM

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Gin and Juice: Powered by Black Celebs and Causes, These Drinks Give New Meaning to 'Buzzworthy'

It’s the weekend; whatcha drinkin’? If you’re not teetotaling, chances are you may indulge in an adult beverage this…

Maiysha Kai

7/17/20 12:00PM

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Acclaimed Chef Kwame Onwuachi Is Leaving Kith/Kin, the Restaurant He Made Famous

He won the 2019 James Beard Rising Star Award (among many other honors); co-wrote the poignant and powerful memoir No…

Maiysha Kai

7/08/20 12:00PM

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Gentrification Remains Undefeated: DC Cultural Landmark Horace & Dickies Closing After 30 Years

I am getting older. My memory is getting worse. I drive down streets that I don’t know anymore. The child I used to…

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

2/12/20 1:00PM

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If You See Someone With a Plate of Half-Eaten Wings, They Probably Just Had Some Trash Wings, That's All

A now-viral image of five chicken wings—each in a different state of completion—has lit the internet on fire,…

Damon Young

12/06/19 3:00PM

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McDonald's Wants That Smoke With Popeyes, Testing New Chicken Sandwich in Tennessee, Houston

As if they haven’t done enough irreparable harm to our taste buds, it appears that the latest contestant in the…

Jay Connor

12/03/19 10:26AM

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Should Salads Be on Plates or in Bowls? (A Short Debate About a Dumb Thing People Do)

I eat salads often now, because I have transitioned to a phase of my life where I’m expected to eat them often, and…

Damon Young

9/20/19 2:00PM

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Congratulations. Y'all Broke Popeyes

In case you’ve been living under a Chick-fil-A, Popeyes ushered in the apocalypse with its latest creation: a tender…

Jay Connor

8/28/19 11:00AM

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Pieces of Chicken, Ranked

In the midst of the ongoing hullabaloo about Popeyes’ new chicken sandwich, we decided to settle a separate…

Michael Harriot

8/27/19 9:30AM

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Authorities Rescind All Invitations to the Cookout

Citing rampant abuse and the increasing number of black barbecue-goers who mistakenly assumed that they were eating…

Michael Harriot

7/03/19 12:30PM

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At Harlem Eat Up, Harlem’s Food Scene Showcases Its Proud Culinary History—and Its Future

Every great soul food plate is symphonic in nature. There’s the rich medley of textures and flavor profiles: the…

Anne Branigin

6/03/19 10:00AM

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The Official Rules for the 2019 Cookout Season

As the opening day to Cookout Season 2019 approaches, it is the responsibility of the Black Legislative American…

Michael Harriot

5/25/19 9:15AM

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Harlem EatUp Festival Celebrates Family Culinary Legacies, Uplifts the Community

I sat with Tonja and Tianna Ottley on Monday night at the opening dinner of this week’s Harlem EatUp, an annual…

Terrell Jermaine Starr

5/15/19 11:00AM

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An Alabama Restaurant Is Selling the Whitest Sandwich Ever and We Need to Stop Them

The ancient prophecies speak of a time when the forces of good will have to unite to fight the ultimate evil.…

Michael Harriot

5/14/19 12:00PM

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